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| Trump in remarkable clash with Pelosi and Schumer as cameras roll in Oval Office – live | Trump in remarkable clash with Pelosi and Schumer as cameras roll in Oval Office – live |
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| Pelosi also apparently used an interesting analogy today. | |
| "The press is all there! Chuck is really shouting out. I was trying to be the mom. I can’t explain it to you. It was so wild. It goes to show you: 'you get into a tickle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you," Pelosi to her members after, per aide in room. | |
| Nancy Pelosi is apparently taking shots at Trump to the Democratic caucus after their meeting. | Nancy Pelosi is apparently taking shots at Trump to the Democratic caucus after their meeting. |
| .@NancyPelosi returned from the WH meeting with the president today and went STRAIGHT for the most sensitive part of Trump’s ego: his masculinity. “It’s like a manhood thing with him — as if manhood can be associated with him,” she told her colleagues just now. | .@NancyPelosi returned from the WH meeting with the president today and went STRAIGHT for the most sensitive part of Trump’s ego: his masculinity. “It’s like a manhood thing with him — as if manhood can be associated with him,” she told her colleagues just now. |
| John Kelly is now staying on as chief of staff into 2019. In an interview with Fox News, Kellyanne Conway said: “He will stay on the job through January 2 at least, and I think there will be a very peaceful and pragmatic transition to the next chief of staff.” | |
| Kelly to remain as White House chief of staff through Jan. 2 or longer, official says https://t.co/ijIKeUTilZ | Kelly to remain as White House chief of staff through Jan. 2 or longer, official says https://t.co/ijIKeUTilZ |
| Potential 2020 Democratic candidates are starting an internal debate about whether they should use superPACs in the presidential primary. | Potential 2020 Democratic candidates are starting an internal debate about whether they should use superPACs in the presidential primary. |
| The New York Times reports: | The New York Times reports: |
| But as three dozen Democrats ponder presidential runs in 2020 and begin to design their campaign infrastructures, some leading names beyond Senator Bernie Sanders are expected to forgo or disavow super PACs — and with it the ability for allies to raise unlimited sums from wealthy backers — in hopes that grass-roots donors and progressive activists would reward them more handsomely in the primary for rejecting such funds. | But as three dozen Democrats ponder presidential runs in 2020 and begin to design their campaign infrastructures, some leading names beyond Senator Bernie Sanders are expected to forgo or disavow super PACs — and with it the ability for allies to raise unlimited sums from wealthy backers — in hopes that grass-roots donors and progressive activists would reward them more handsomely in the primary for rejecting such funds. |
| Pelosi and Schumer have put out a brief joint statement on the meeting. | Pelosi and Schumer have put out a brief joint statement on the meeting. |
| Pelosi and Schumer have a joint statement after the meeting pic.twitter.com/GdS4wKVZOg | Pelosi and Schumer have a joint statement after the meeting pic.twitter.com/GdS4wKVZOg |
| In House leadership news, Democrats are apparently postponing the fight over term limits for committee chairs until next year. | In House leadership news, Democrats are apparently postponing the fight over term limits for committee chairs until next year. |
| House Democrats are postponing debate to 2019 on whether to set term limits for top positions within their caucus, per multiple lawmakers.“We’re going to deal with it after the new year,” says @RepDebDingell. | House Democrats are postponing debate to 2019 on whether to set term limits for top positions within their caucus, per multiple lawmakers.“We’re going to deal with it after the new year,” says @RepDebDingell. |
| One Senate Democrat is already reacting to the White House meeting. | One Senate Democrat is already reacting to the White House meeting. |
| Blumenthal calls contentious White House meeting with Trump, Schumer and Pelosi “a horror show.” | Blumenthal calls contentious White House meeting with Trump, Schumer and Pelosi “a horror show.” |
| Schumer is already characterizing Trump as throwing a “temper tantrum” in the Oval Office. | Schumer is already characterizing Trump as throwing a “temper tantrum” in the Oval Office. |
| Schumer outside the White House: "This temper tantrum that he seems to throw will not get him his wall." | Schumer outside the White House: "This temper tantrum that he seems to throw will not get him his wall." |
| In other news, Trump now says there is no rush to find a new White House chief of staff. | In other news, Trump now says there is no rush to find a new White House chief of staff. |
| "We have a lot of people who want the job," Trump says, saying he's "in no rush" and may announce the new hire "in a week or two."He told reporters SATURDAY that Kelly was leaving. | "We have a lot of people who want the job," Trump says, saying he's "in no rush" and may announce the new hire "in a week or two."He told reporters SATURDAY that Kelly was leaving. |
| Trump threatens a shutdown if he doesn’t get his way on the wall. | Trump threatens a shutdown if he doesn’t get his way on the wall. |
| “If we don’t get what we want one way or the other, whether it’s through you, it’s through military, I will shut down the government. I am proud to shutdown the government for border security . . . I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down.” | “If we don’t get what we want one way or the other, whether it’s through you, it’s through military, I will shut down the government. I am proud to shutdown the government for border security . . . I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down.” |
| As this continues, it’s worth noting Mike Pence has sat silently the entire time as Trump bickers with Schumer and Pelosi. | As this continues, it’s worth noting Mike Pence has sat silently the entire time as Trump bickers with Schumer and Pelosi. |
| They are now bickering about the 2018 election and Schumer turns the cameras “when the president brags that he won North Dakota and Indiana, he’s in trouble”. Trump responds “but I did!” | They are now bickering about the 2018 election and Schumer turns the cameras “when the president brags that he won North Dakota and Indiana, he’s in trouble”. Trump responds “but I did!” |